If there is an agent involved I would see if the agent would first reduce their feesIf not, have you considered paying any of the fees?

Without even knowing the exact demographics of the income or crime in the neighborhood that could cause it to be a risky investment, the median price of sale in this neighborhood of Mill Hill is 29.5k.

Also, I’ve been working on a book (a crime fiction) for about a year and hope to publish it shortly after this crisis ends.

Because of the length market time you had to reduce the price.  

But it sounds like there isn’t much more lending advantage to an LLC (besides reducing liability). 

I caution that move and encourage you to check out crime rates and other data first, just to be sure you know what you're getting into. 

Offer him a reduced payment, like maybe 50% of his labor, and see if he'll take it.

Zipcode parameters - Crime, Transportation/walkability, homeowners/rentals ratio, school rank, population demographic parameters, median house income, etc.2.

Some folks live in 30/40% of their take home and invest the rest -- risky, sure, but if that pays off they might be able to retire early.I think a good way to be able to see if you can retire early is to reduce your expenses as much as possible.

I think more than reducing the price allowing pets would get someone in faster.